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The design and development of a microcomputer-based servo motor controller is presented. The control procedure is implemented within the microcomputer so that it can be modified easily. Indeed, the flexibility introduced by the software rather than the usual emphasis on hardware makes the control package extremely attractive for machine retrofits or the custom machine-tool market. Enhancements to a standard model of servo motor, the use of sampled-data techniques and a custom-developed interface card made it possible for one particular machine tool to achieve positional accuracies of the order of 0.0005″ at the machine's maximum feedrate of 30 in min−1.
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Gadsby, C., Balakrishnan, S. & Popplewell, N. A microcomputer-based controller for milling machines. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 4, 168–181 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02601518
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